Greece suspends state aid to neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party after

The leader of the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn Nikolaos Michaloliakos is among those facing criminal action.

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The Greek parliament has adopted a measure suspending state aid to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, after six of its MPs faced charges of constituting or belonging to a criminal organisation.

The measure was adopted on Tuesday by 235 votes out of 300 in the assembly.

Members of Golden Dawn called the move "unconstitutional" and abstained from voting, walking out of the chamber after the debate.

The measure says state aid is suspended "to a party where the leader ... or a 10th of the elected members are under investigation for constituting or participating in a criminal organisation".

The Greek parliament took the vote on cutting funds for Golden Dawn, which has 18 members in the legislature, after authorities began a crackdown on the far-right party following the killing of an anti-fascist musician by a party supporter last month.

Police say the party has been linked to murders and numerous assaults, especially against immigrants and leftwing activists.